Bishkek vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$347
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
29
😀 Quality of life
53
21
🏙️ Population
1.12M
4.27M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 15% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7174th and 7972nd ($653 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6097th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kabul

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Bishkek Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484